Gang-plow.



W. A. PAUL.

GANG PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-8. 1913.

1,240,087, v Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

' of which the following is a specification, refburrs earns nun n.

WESLEY A. IEAUII, or MoLInE, ILLInoIS, ASSIGNDR 'IO DEERE & COMPANY, or IVIOLINE,

, I ILLINOIS, A conroanrron or ILLINOIS.

GANG-PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pwl lyl agdl Sept. 11, 1917.

Application filed August 8, 1913. Serial No. 783,704.

To all whom it may concern? 7 Be it known that I, WESLEY A. PAUL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'Gang-Plows,

erence being ing drawing. j

My invention relates to gang plows, and more particularly to'that type of plow used in breaking extra hard ground or land covered with brush such as mesquite or similar growth.

The object of my invention is to provide a plow-structure of great strength, designed to withstand any strain encountered in the arduous work required of it.

Referring to the drawings in which similar numerals indicate identical parts;

Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

The plow-frame comprises a central longitudinal tubular part 1, preferably of steel, having a furrowward lateral extension 2 at its forward end, and alandward lateral extension 3 at its rear end.

I construct the central tubular part 1 of channel beams 4 and 5 with their Webs opposed, and rigidly spaced apart by plates 6 and 7 secured to the upper and lower flanges of the channel beams 4 and 5 respectively. The furrowward extension 2 comprises a beam 8 parallel with the tubular part 1 and rigidly held in position by plates 9 and 10 and 11 and 12 bolted or otherwise socured to upper and lower flanges of the beam 8 and extending laterally of the beams 4 and 5 and preferably riveted to the flanges thereof. 1

The forward part of the plow-frame comprises a channel beam 13 extending across and beyond the beams 4, 5 and 8 and rigidly secured to plates 14 and 15 which are riveted or bolted to the flanges of said beams. The rearward end of the plow-frame and the landward extension thereof I construct preferably of channel beams 16 and 17 the beam 16, the forward end of which is bolted to the beam 4, is bent landward and extends rearward, in this instance substantially parallel to the beam 4; the beam 17 is secured to the beam 5 and converges rearwarclly toward the beam 16 from which it is spaced apart by plates 18 and 19 above and below had therein to the accompanysaid beams respectively and rigidly bolted thereto. Forwardly the plow-frame is supported by a land-wheel 20 and a furrowwheel 21 mounted on the horizontal portions of vertical spindles j ournaled in bearings on brackets secured to the beams 4 and 8 and the plates 14 and 15, and vertically adjustable, as more clearly described in my pending application filed February 3, 1913, Serial No. 746,030. The wheels 20 and 21 are connected in a well known manner so that their movement is simultaneous in following the line of draft when the latter varies. A land-wheel 24 is similarly mounted at the rear of the frame in a bracket bolted to the beam 16 and to plates 25 and 26 which project landwardly beyond said beam and are secured rigidly to the beams 16 and 17 Carried by the plow-frame is a series of plowing members, a, b, 0, d, mounted on tion of the spindle on the horizontal partof which the land wheel. 24 is mounted, is rotatably journaled in a bracket and has on its upper end a bar 29, the latter having secured thereon a tongue which projects into a groove in the furrowward side of the spindle. The bar 29 extends toward the center of the plow and is pivotally connected with an end of a rod 32 preferably at right angles to the bar 29, and having a threaded end passing through a vertical portion of a bracket 33 secured on the rear of the plowframe; by loosening a jam nut 34 and operating a nut 35, both on the threaded end of the rod 32 and on opposite sides of the vertical portion of the bracket 33, it can be readily seen that the bar 29 can be moved to change the direction of travel of the wheel 24 through the engagement of the tongue with the groove in the vertical portion of the spindle upon which the wheel is mounted.

I have shown and described a plow, novel in type and of great strength, and in which the: construction and operation are Well a tubularbodyc composed of parallel beams oppositely disposed and spaced apar,t plates above and below said beamsand secured thereto, a' beam spaced apart from said beams: at the furrowward forward end thereof and connected thereto by plates secured to said beams to form an extension of the frame, a beam secured to the landward side of the tubular body and at the rear end thereof and having itsend, portions substantially parallel to the tubular body and its intermediate portion bent landward and rearward to form alandward extension to the frame, a beam secured to the furrowward side of the tubular body and extending landward at an angle thereto, plates secured to upper and lower sides of the beams, and'a cross beam on the forward end of, the tubular body and furrowward extension and connected thereto by plates secured to the pp JpWer-sidee helieef,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presenceofitwowitnesses.

WES EYAPAU Witnesses: A V

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